Rwanda vs Suriname: Economic Indicators Comparison
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  Rwanda |  Suriname |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $9.5B | $3.6B |
| GDP growth, 1 year | 8.6% | 2% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | 7.4% | -1% |
| Population | 12.2M | 563k |
| GDP per capita | $773 | $6.2k |
| GDP per capita growth | 5.77% | 0.93% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 295.65 | 3 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | 0.34 | 0.4 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $2.3k | $15k |
| GNI, Atlas method | $9.6B | $3B |
| GNI per capita | $780 | $5.2k |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | $27.1B | $8B |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | $2.2k | $14k |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | Rwanda | Suriname |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 30% | 38% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 30% | 36% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 1.4% | 6.9% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | -0.8% | 14.4% |
| Unemployment | 1% | 7.6% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 70.9 | 49.5 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 7.34 | 7.79 |
| Human Freedom Index | 7 | 7.19 |
| Property Rights Index | 76.5 | 45.6 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 78.3 | 19.5 |
| Business Freedom Index | 60.3 | 48.2 |
| Fiscal Health Index | 86.7 | 10.3 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 81.8 | 71.9 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 60 | 40 |
| Financial Freedom Index | 40 | 30 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 70.4 | 69.8 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 79.8 | 76.1 |
| Government Spending Index | 79.8 | 74.8 |
| Tax Burden Index | 79.2 | 70.5 |
| Government Integrity Index | 57.6 | 36.9 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 56 | 43 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 68.3 | 71.5 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 6.7 | 22.8 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 29.7 | 14.5 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 2.5 | 5.5 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | 932k | 278k |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | Rwanda | Suriname |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 40.7% | 69.6% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | 58% | N/A |
| External debt stocks | $5.4B | N/A |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | 8.5% | N/A |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | 12.6% | N/A |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | -4.4% | 22.9% |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | 12.4% | 50.3% |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 24.4% | 36.2% |
| Total reserves including gold | $1.2B | $580.8M |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | $305.5M | $131M |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | Rwanda | Suriname |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 17.4% | 52.5% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 34.1% | 38.4% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | -$746.9M | -$118M |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 20% | N/A |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | $621.4M | $16.4M |
| Personal remittances received | $260.5M | $519k |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 16.2% | 36.2% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 29% | 9% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | N/A | $8.6M |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | N/A | $75k |
| Expense, % of GDP | 18.9% | N/A |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 26% | 29% |
